California Water Code CHAPTER 2 - Formation
- Section 56010.
Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall be instituted by the board of supervisors of a county when a petition requesting the...
- Section 56011.
A petition requesting the institution of proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall:(a)Â Request the board of supervisors of a county in which...
- Section 56012.
Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall be instituted by the board of supervisors by the adoption of a resolution of its...
- Section 56013.
The district as formed may include unincorporated or incorporated and contiguous unincorporated territory. The incorporated territory included in the district may include the whole or...
- Section 56014.
The time to be fixed for the hearing of objections to the formation or extent of the district shall be not less than 30 days...
- Section 56015.
Prior to the time of hearing, the resolution shall be published at length in the proposed district pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code....
- Section 56016.
At the time provided in the resolution of intention or at any time to which the hearing is continued, the board of supervisors shall hear...
- Section 56017.
If written objection to the formation of the district signed by 10 percent of the voters registered in the district is filed with the board...
- Section 56018.
At the election only voters registered in the proposed district may vote. Election precincts shall be established by the board of supervisors, and precinct boards,...
- Section 56018.1.
Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a...
- Section 56018.2.
The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of...
- Section 56018.3.
If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time...
- Section 56018.4.
The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed...
- Section 56019.
At the conclusion of the hearing, or if an election is held and the canvass of the election returns shows that a majority of all...
- Section 56020.
The order of formation shall contain the name of the district, and a description of the boundaries or otherwise indicate its territory. The order is...
Last modified: October 22, 2018